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Online-Ressource (X, 250p, digital)
ISBN:
9789048130580
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SpringerLink
Content:
Today, society s impact on the geographical environment, and especially on the Earth s surface, is obvious. Yet up until the last century, the forces of nature held sway, with mankind vulnerable and exposed to its vagaries. However, our recent development has meant that our effect on our surroundings is now commensurate with the power of nature itself. More and more, we face the consequences mostly disadvantageous of our interventions, and we must pay more attention to the wider impacts of our activities, which include everything from the extraction of fossil fuels to the influence of tourism
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Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Part I Introduction; 1 Anthropogenic Geomorphology: Subject and System; 1.1 Subject; 1.2 System; References; Part II Anthropogenic Geomorphology and Related Disciplines; 2 Human Impact in a Systems Approach; 2.1 Some Characteristics of Physical Systems; 2.2 General Model of Material and Energy Cycles and Its Relevance for Geomorphology; 2.3 The Impact of Human Activities on Geomorphologic Processes; 2.4 Indirect Human Impacts on Physical Systems; References; 3 Anthropogenic Geomorphology in Environmental Management; 3.1 Introduction
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3.2 Applied or Environmental Geomorphology3.3 Resource Exploration and Geomorphology; 3.4 Geomorphological Hazards; 3.5 Prediction of Geomorphic Evolution; 3.6 Protecting Geomorphosites; 3.7 Land Reclamation and Restoration; 3.8 Perspectives; 3.9 Case Study 1: Water Transfer Schemes in China; 3.10 Case Study 2: Geomorphological Information in Aggregate Exploration; 3.11 Case Study 3: Human-Induced Earthquakes; References; 4 Anthropogenic Geomorphology and Landscape Ecology; 4.1 Landscape Ecology as a Discipline; 4.2 Geomorphology and Landscape Ecology
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4.3 Stages of Intensifying Human Impact on the Landscape4.3.1 Natural Landscapes; 4.3.2 Slightly Modified Landscapes; 4.3.3 Semi-natural Landscapes; 4.3.4 Landscapes Removed From and Alien to Natural Conditions; 4.3.5 Anthropogenic Landscapes; 4.4 Summary; References; Part III Impacts of Various Human Activities on the Landscape; 5 Agriculture: Crop Cultivation and Horticulture; 5.1 A Historical Review of Crop Cultivation; 5.2 The Impact of Crop Cultivation and Horticulture on the Surface; 5.2.1 Influencing Factors; 5.2.2 Human Interventions and Human-induced Processes and Features
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5.2.3 Wind Erosion and Its Impacts5.2.4 Impacts of Water Management on Agricultural Land; 5.2.5 Loess Landscapes; 5.3 Conclusions; References; 6 Agriculture: Grazing Lands and Other Grasslands; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Anthropogenic Geomorphological Problems of the Sahel; 6.2.1 Concept and Physical Geography of the Sahel; 6.2.2 The Problem of the Sahel -- Factors of Desertification; 6.2.2.1 Physical Factors; 6.2.2.2 Human Impact -- Anthropogenic Geomorphologic Changes; 6.2.3 Solution Opportunities; 6.3 Anthropogenic Geomorphological Problems of Hungarys Grasslands
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6.3.1 The Distribution and Occurrence of Grasslands in Hungary6.3.2 Grassland Classification; 6.3.3 Geomorphological Consequences of Grassland Management; 6.3.3.1 Water Regulation of Grasslands; 6.3.3.2 Cultivation Techniques of Grasslands; 6.4 Summary; References; 7 Agriculture: Cultivation on Slopes; References; 8 Agriculture: Deforestation; 8.1 Introduction: The Importance of Forests; 8.2 History of Woodlands in the Carpathian Basin; 8.3 Case Study: Geomorphological Impacts of Deforestation Through the Example of the Medves Region
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8.3.1 A Historical Review of Agricultural Landscape Alterations
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789048130573
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Anthropogenic geomorphology Dordrecht : Springer, 2010 ISBN 9789048130573
Language:
English
Subjects:
Geography
Keywords:
Geomorphologie
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Landschaft
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Anthropogener Einfluss
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Geomorphologie
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Landschaft
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Anthropogener Einfluss
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Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1007/978-90-481-3058-0
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